EP 1404389 B1 20050112 - BIOMEDICAL TITANIUM IMPLANTS
Title (en)
BIOMEDICAL TITANIUM IMPLANTS
Title (de)
BIOMEDIZINISCHE TITANIMPLANTATE
Title (fr)
IMPLANTS DE TITANE BIOMEDICAUX
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 0207628 W 20020709
- GB 0116725 A 20010709
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO03006080A1] A process for the production of a biomedical implant having an oxide of titanium on a surface thereof, the process comprising: (a) providing a biomedical implant, at least a surface of which comprises titanium or an alloy thereof; (b) exposing said surface of the biomedical implant to an oxygen-containing atmosphere having a dew point of </= 0° C; (c) heating said surface of the biomedical implant in said atmosphere whereby an oxide of titanium is formed on at least said surface.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61C 13/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/58 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61L 27/00 (2006.01); A61L 27/30 (2006.01); A61L 31/08 (2006.01); C22C 14/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A61L 27/306 (2013.01 - EP US); A61L 31/088 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 03006080 A1 20030123; AT E286750 T1 20050115; CA 2452960 A1 20030123; DE 60202608 D1 20050217; DE 60202608 T2 20051027; EP 1404389 A1 20040407; EP 1404389 B1 20050112; GB 0116725 D0 20010829; JP 2004533906 A 20041111; NO 20035853 L 20031230; US 2004166139 A1 20040826
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 0207628 W 20020709; AT 02764656 T 20020709; CA 2452960 A 20020709; DE 60202608 T 20020709; EP 02764656 A 20020709; GB 0116725 A 20010709; JP 2003511884 A 20020709; NO 20035853 A 20031230; US 48328604 A 20040109